Caerphilly County Borough’s top rugby teams saw some action over the Christmas and New Year period despite the poor weather. Here is our round-up of how they got on.
Tag: Rugby union
Cross Keys prop named player of the month
Cross Keys and Wales Under 20 prop Leon Brown has won the Principality Premiership Player of the month award for October.
Bedwas battle from 30 points down to take memorable win against Quins
RUGBY UNION: Bedwas RFC battled their way from 30 points behind Carmarthen Quins to score a memorable win on December 5.The first 30 minutes of this Principality Premiership clash belonged to the…
Rugby Union: WRU aim to boost leagues
The WRU has launched a review aimed at boosting the profiles of the Principality Premiership and Championship divisions.They want to increase engagement with the leagues and get more fans out to watch…
Rugby Union: Newport HSOB 7 Caerphilly 84
A new season start for a new-look Caerphilly RFC side produced a 13-try thriller for the travelling Caerphilly fans on September 5, with man of the match Joe Haley on the right…
Rugby Union: Carmarthen Quins RFC 24 Bedwas RFC 28
Bedwas got their Principality Premiership season underway with a hard fought win in a close contest in West Wales on Saturday September 5.Both sides started at pace, hitting the rucks hard with…
Rugby Union: Llandovery RFC 28 Bedwas RFC 24
On Friday evening, March 20, Bedwas allowed a 24-11 advantage going into the final quarter of the game to slip away and with it almost any hopes of making the end of…
Rugby: Bargoed score five tries to make it 18 wins in a row
Wing Lee Pearson scored a hat-trick in an entertaining encounter as Bargoed extended their unbeaten run to 16 in the Swalec Championship with a 33-22 victory over Glynneath on the new 4G…
Rugby Union: Cardiff RFC 22 Bedwas RFC 20
Principality Welsh Premiership, Saturday 20 December 2014 Match report and photography by Ian Lovell.Fourteen points from the boot of Dean Gunter proved to be the difference as Cardiff edged home to claim…
Rugby Union: Blackwood 9 Bargoed 40
Bargoed maintained their fine start to the Swalec Championship season with a third consecutive bonus point victory, scoring six unanswered tries at near neighbours Blackwood.The home side had the territorial advantage in…